Category Manager / Senior Category Specialist
Core
Strategic indirect procurement role managing diverse spend categories, leading complex sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and contracting to deliver commercial outcomes.
Role type
Senior Category Manager / Senior Category Specialist (Indirect Procurement)
Builds
Sourcing strategies, supplier contracts, and commercial value across indirect spend portfolios
Domain
Corporate Services / Indirect Procurement
Required skills
End-to-end strategic sourcing, category strategy development, tender development and evaluation, commercial negotiation, contract management, supplier and vendor performance management, spend data analysis, stakeholder management, procurement governance and compliance
Preferred skills
Experience across multiple indirect categories (professional services, contingent labour, HR, recruitment, marketing, IT, consulting, corporate services, travel, facilities), ability to quickly understand new markets, continuous improvement of procurement processes
Technologies
Spend analysis tools, tender management systems, contract lifecycle management platforms
Responsibilities
Lead complex end-to-end strategic sourcing projects from market analysis to implementation, develop and execute sourcing and category strategies, conduct market analysis and supplier research, manage tender documentation and competitive sourcing processes, lead commercial negotiations and contract development, manage supplier and vendor performance, identify cost-saving and value creation opportunities, partner with senior stakeholders to understand requirements, use spend data to identify trends, drive continuous improvement in procurement processes, support sustainable procurement initiatives, ensure compliance with governance and probity requirements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
